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by Tosh
Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:19 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Cross hatching
Replies: 12
Views: 3656

Cross hatching

having used a 3legged glaze buster on the barrel to take some light score marks out I have then checked the rings down the bore from top to bottom with correct ring clearance, i shone a light down the bore at the same time just to see if there was any light between ring and bore but all is ok so wha...
by Tosh
Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:20 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: pistons ??
Replies: 2
Views: 1508

Re: pistons ??

Thanks very much for that Rosscla
by Tosh
Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:31 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: pistons ??
Replies: 2
Views: 1508

pistons ??

Please could someone tell me that when you look for a piston you get std,++,+ ,or _ , and i`m only looking for
66mm one for the 2 barrels i have acquired.they were of scooter restoration site
by Tosh
Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:39 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: piston ring peg
Replies: 4
Views: 1886

Re: piston ring peg

thanks for the replys,as for assuming a cheap piston which is prob correct but I`ve had the same troubles with a peg coming out of an asso piston and messing up my top end up after it had been sorted to 14.65bhp..

and also it is the original piston
by Tosh
Mon Dec 30, 2013 3:56 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: piston ring peg
Replies: 4
Views: 1886

piston ring peg

just rebuilding a mates scooter gp200 engine and noticed that the top ring pin is no were near out as far as the bottom ring pin.
what options do I have ? new hole put in,Or a new pin put in, Its just a std indian top end.

Ta Paul
by Tosh
Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:14 pm
Forum: Tech FAQ
Topic: port map of std gp200
Replies: 0
Views: 1195

port map of std gp200

does anybody have a map of a std 200 gp with all dims on please as i just
want to check them against a couple of barrels i`ve acquired..

Ta Paul
by Tosh
Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:31 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: glaze busting cylinder
Replies: 4
Views: 1863

Re: glaze busting cylinder

thanks all for the reply`s
by Tosh
Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:07 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: glaze busting cylinder
Replies: 4
Views: 1863

glaze busting cylinder

What is the best solution to use with the three legged buster on the cylinder,
i`ve heard of some people using paraffin mixture.

Ta Paul
by Tosh
Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:20 am
Forum: Tech FAQ
Topic: silencer packing
Replies: 5
Views: 1914

Re: silencer packing

hello mr series 2,got what you got for my end can and works great thanks for that
by Tosh
Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:30 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: My Vega stoped going flat out... Any thoughts?
Replies: 8
Views: 3544

Re: My Vega stoped going flat out... Any thoughts?

just check that the handle part of the petrol tap what you get hold of to turn it on is not slipping on the shaft,it happened to me last year thought i`d turned it on to full but when going down the road for about 600yrds it stopped wondered what was the cause was by that time it had filled up again...